Motorola E815 (Verizon Wireless)

Summary: I just got this phone a few days ago after reading all the online reviews I could find. Some reviewers mentioned a few "weaknesses" that almost held me back from buying the phone, but have since proved to be incorrect.

"It's too easy to accidentally turn off the ringer when it's in your pocket, since the button is outside the phone"

Not true - You can set the phone up to require an unlock code before allowing a volume change from the outside button. When you set it this way if you hit the button the outside display will simply say "Enter Unlock Code", and not change anything. You can lock it by going into Main Menu > Settings > Security > Lock Application > Ring Styles > Locked. The best thing about this it that it is still trivial to change the ringer volume or make it vibrate when you need to, by simply opening the flip and hitting the outside volume button to whatever setting you need it to be - no unlock code required! The designers put some thought into this, since lowering the volume through the different settings is silent, while increasing the volume gives you a quick sample, so you can check how loud the new setting will sound. This is exactly how you want it to behave - if you are in a meeting, restaurant, or funeral you don't want your phone to be stepping through the different volume levels when you are trying to make it silent or vibrate.

"You have to make and scroll through a separate Contact Entry for all the phone numbers each person has."

Not true - Simply go into Contact > [New Entry] > Select > Add New Phone Number. Fill out the Name and No: fields, then scroll down to ...MORE... and hit Select. Select Phone Number, and now you will get another field to enter a second phone number for the same contact. You can keep repeating this to get all the Home, Mobile, Work, etc... entries you need for a contact. For a finishing touch, go into Main Menu > Contacts > [select a contact] > Main Menu (the top center button at the top of the keypad with 3 horizontal lines on it) > Setup > View > Primary Contacts. Now when you go into Contacts on your phone you will see each contact name only listed once. To view all the alternate phone number for a contact all you have to do is move the rocker button left or right - works great!

I am still checking out the other features on the phone, and will be investigating if there is a way sync up with my Outlook contacts and calendar. I will update this review soon, but I did not want to wait to clear up these misconceptions.